Boxing

Open Extended Reactions Between his earth-shattering power and mainstream appeal, Gervonta “Tank” Davis‘ claims that he is the current face of boxing come with significant merit. He proved to be “box office” with his 2023 fight against Ryan Garcia currently sitting as the fifth-biggest gate in U.S. boxing history. Davis, 30, the current WBA lightweight

File picture of Saweety Boora© X (Twitter) Arjuna awardee and former world champion boxer Saweety Boora has lodged an FIR against her Asiad bronze-winning kabaddi player husband Deepak Hooda, accusing him and his family of assaulting her for dowry. The two got married in 2022. Boora has lodged the FIR against Hooda, also an Arjuna

What if I told you that getting slapped in the face with an egg was not the worst part of Conor Benn’s day? No, the worst moment might have been when he threatened a journalist, saying: “If somebody starts asking me trick questions, I’ll throw you out the room, do you hear me? I’ll drag

After the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced its decision to establish an ad hoc committee to oversee the boxing affairs in the country due to ongoing “administrative instability” in the federation, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) strongly condemned the IOA’s decision and called it “illegal.” The elections of the BFI were set to be

Dmitry Bivol did “better.” That was how the understated, undisputed light heavyweight champion explained his career-defining performance to DAZN’s Chris Mannix following his majority decision victory over Artur Beterbiev in their immediate rematch Saturday night. Bivol was much better than “better” during their second fight — and markedly better than he was four months earlier

Feb 22, 2025, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dmitry Bivol became the undisputed light heavyweight champion with an impressive majority decision victory in a rematch against Artur Beterbiev on Saturday. And while the margin on the scorecards wasn’t that big, Bivol dominated Beterbiev for long parts of the fight. While many thought he also

Feb 22, 2025, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dmitry Bivol avenged his October 2024 loss to Artur Beterbiev and defeated his rival by majority decision to become the undisputed light heavyweight championship at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday night. The rematch was set 133 days after Beterbiev won a narrow majority

Andres FerrariFeb 20, 2025, 04:31 PM ET Close Andres Ferrari is ESPN.com’s boxing and MMA editor. Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev will make the first defense of the undisputed light heavyweight championship in a rematch against Dmitry Bivol on Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (DAZN PPV, 11 a.m. ET). Beterbiev (21-0, 20

Two title fights top a stacked boxing card this weekend, as Artur Beterbiev faces Dmitry Bivol again, and Daniel Dubois clashes with Joseph Parker. The event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be headlined by the Beterbiev vs Bivol rematch, in which the undisputed light-heavyweight titles are on the line. In October, Beterbiev won a narrow

The Indian Olympic Association’s athletes commission chairperson and boxing legend M C Mary Kom on Tuesday denied reports that she has resigned from her position, insisting that she has been misunderstood and will complete her tenure in the panel. The 42-year-old Manipuri, who is also a 2012 Olympics bronze-winner, had travelled to Haldwani for the

Jack Catterall (left) suffered a second pro loss in a 13-year career [Matchroom Boxing] Jack Catterall suffered an agonising split-decision points defeat to Arnold Barboza Jr in Manchester, dealing a major blow to the British light-welterweight’s world title ambitions. Unbeaten American Barboza edged a tight contest to win the WBO ‘interim’ belt, with several rounds

James Regan Feb 13, 2025, 08:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall has been on the rough end of boxing politics enough times to know you can’t wait around and let the world pass you by. Following victories over Josh Taylor and Regis Prograis last year, Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs) was all but assured

NEW YORK — Abdullah Mason didn’t panic. Down for the first time in any of his combined 95 amateur and professional fights, the poised prodigy responded exactly how he and his father/trainer, Valiant Mason, mentally and physically prepared him in the gym. Mason, perhaps boxing’s top prospect among Americans, popped up from one knee, quickly

Timothy Bradley Jr. Feb 13, 2025, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Since ESPN published its annual list of future standouts in each boxing division, many of those fighters have taken a step closer to winning a championship over the last year. Heavyweight Agit Kabayel will face Zhilei Zhang on Feb. 22 for the WBC

India’s lone male boxer to win a world championship silver medal, Amit Panghal, has become the latest from the country to turn professional. One of India’s most accomplished male boxers, the 29-year-old has signed with US-based talent management company Critical Sports and Entertainment. “Critical Sports and Entertainment is proud to announce the signing of world-renowned

Algerian gold-winning boxer Imane Khelif has denounced “false and offensive” allegations after the International Boxing Association (IBA) said it will sue the International Olympic Committee over her and another female athlete’s inclusion at the games’ women’s boxing last year. Khelif said in a statement posted Tuesday on social media she will “take all necessary legal

Anthony Cacace returns on May 10 at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham. (Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images). Starting April 1, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions will have all its shows broadcast by DAZN worldwide. Queensberry announced its initial slate of cards that will air on DAZN on Monday at a press conference in Manchester, England. Queensberry opens

File image of John Cooney© X (Twitter) Irish boxer John Cooney has died aged 28 from injuries sustained in a bout on February 1, his promoter announced on Saturday. The Irishman had been in intensive care after suffering an intracranial haemorrhage as he lost to Welshman Nathan Howells in a super-featherweight bout in Belfast last